Sam Reynolds

Coindesk

01/25/2022

Tornado Cash Co-Founder Says the Mixer Protocol Is Unstoppable

Roman Semenov says Tornado Cash is designed so a third-party can't control it.

Computerworld

Taiwan's 'silicon shield' is cracking as US-China chip war rages

Taiwan Semiconductor (TSMC) is known as Taiwan's guardian angel. But this won't always be the case with China forced to catch up, given the US chip curbs.

Coindesk

02/01/2022

Anchorage Closes In on FDIC Crypto Custodian Deal, Documents Show

The three-year deal would have Anchorage act as a crypto asset manager and liquidator for the U.S. bank regulator.

Coindesk

02/22/2022

'Frozen' Bitcoin Tied to Canadian Protests Lands at Coinbase, Crypto.Com

The situation shows the limitations of a government's ability to thwart transactions on decentralized systems - but also the limitations of those systems to circumvent such sanctions.

Blockworks

09/23/2021

Bankman-Fried Says FTX No Longer Calls Hong Kong 'Home'. Here's Why

FTX is setting up its HQ in the Bahamas because the digital assets industry in Hong Kong is faced with an increasingly hostile regulator, and strict quarantine laws.

Coindesk

07/02/2022

Three Arrows Paper Trail Leads to Trading Desk Obscured Via Offshore Entities

As Three Arrows Capital collapsed under market pressure, its much-lesser known trading desk, TPS Capital, remained active, sources say. But a complex ownership structure might frustrate creditors' efforts to collect.

Coindesk

11/12/2022

'FTX Has Been Hacked': Crypto Disaster Worsens as Exchange Sees Mysterious Outflows Exceeding $600M

FTX officials appeared to confirm rumors of a hack on Telegram, instructing users to delete FTX apps and avoid its website.

Coindesk

10/25/2023

Hobbled Crypto Exchange's Creditors Are Suing Its CEO and Want to Claw Back Money From 'Bitcoin...

CoinFLEX CEO Mark Lamb breached his fiduciary duty when he created a new company, OPNX, with the founders of failed crypto hedge fund Three Arrows Capital, creditors argue. They are also critical of a deal Lamb struck with early BTC evangelist Roger Ver.

Coindesk

12/22/2022

Caroline Ellison Plea Agreement: $250,000 Bail, Surrender of Travel Documents, Forfeiture of Assets

The plea agreement would waive Ellison of any charges except criminal tax violations, provided she fully cooperates with U.S. Attorney's office.

Coindesk

01/04/2023

First Mover Asia: Why Is Tron Founder Justin Sun Keeping Some of His Coins in Valkyrie Digital...

ALSO: Bitcoin spent a low-key 14th birthday, trading almost precisely in the same narrow range it's held since mid-December; other cryptos traded sideways, although SOL rose 22% to continue its nearly week-long surge.

Sr. Reporter, CoinDesk